Title :
Development of IP/WDM optical networks
Author :
Klinkowski, M. ; Marciniak, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Transmission & Fiber Technol., Nat. Inst. of Telecommun., Warsaw, Poland
Abstract :
Optical wavelength-routed IP/MPLS networks could be a valid solution in the short time. Optical burst switching may represent an interesting method in the mid/long term. Optical packet switching can be seen as the last step of such an evolutionary path. To achieve satisfactory performance, significant efforts are required in developing key optical devices and components such as semiconductor optical amplifiers, optical gates and space switches, wavelength converters, fast tunable lasers and filters, and wavelength routers. Also some breakthroughs are needed in order to realize mature optical devices which allow dynamic buffering of optical packets
Keywords :
Internet; access protocols; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; packet switching; telecommunication switching; IP; MPLS networks; WDM optical networks; dynamic buffering; fast tunable lasers; optical burst switching; optical components; optical devices; optical gates; optical packet switching; optical packets; semiconductor optical amplifiers; space switches; wavelength converters; wavelength routers; wavelength-routed; Multiprotocol label switching; Optical buffering; Optical burst switching; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical packet switching; Stimulated emission; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Laser and Fiber-Optical Networks Modeling, 2001. Proceedings of LFNM 2001. 3rd International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Kharkiv
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6680-8
DOI :
10.1109/LFNM.2001.930212
